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EVENTFUL SNEEZING
HOW A LITTLE THING MAY BE LADEN
WITH GREAT RESULTS.
t Snrrir 1'nder London Hrldare That
Coat Twa iiul Saved tinny Live*.
A Sneeze Thnt Averted Amnulna
tlon?One That Canard n Panie.
Exactly nt ti p. m. on tlie evening of
Dee. 13, 1SS4, n sneeze was sneezed un?
der London bridge winch consigned
two men to un instant nnd horrible
den th.
Then* names were Lomasney and
Fleming, and they were conspirators.
Their mission was to blow up tho
bridge with dynamite, because lt was
considered thnt nt thnt time there
would be inure people crossing it?
workmen, workgirls nnd others on
their way home from business?than ut
nny other and that the Uss In human
life would be therefore correspondingly
more appalling.
All went well nt tirst. The pair of
desperadoes dropped noiselessly down
the river in a boat, with forty pounds
of dynamite In their i>osscssion, to?
gether with the necessary fuses and de?
tonators. Arrived at their destination,
however, they found that the gully hole
underneath the southern arch of the
structure, wherein lt hnd been their In?
tention to Insert the explosive, had
been stopped up. Lomasney undertook
to remote the obstruction, but lt occu?
pied him some little time. The night
was bitterly cold, mid his comrade got
chilled aud wns seized with a sudden
fit of sneezing, lu his agitation he
dropped one or more of the detonators j
he was holding, and these, falling on
the dynamite which wns hiving In thc
bottom Of the boat, exploded lt, with
disastrous results. Doubtless, however,
that Inopportune sneeze, although lt
ended the career of a pair of despera?
does, saved London bridge from de?
struction.
That the Hight Hon. \Y. E. Forster
died peacefully in his bed instead of
being assassinated lu 1SS2 was due to
a sneeze. Three times the conspirators
laid in wait for him. but the last at?
tempt was the most determined of
them all. Four men armed with heavy
caliber navy revolvers were to waylay
him as he drove from the viceregal
lodge to the castle. Two of the assas?
sins were to lire at him from the tirst
floor window of a house lu a certain
street and the other two were station?
ed at the window of another house a
few yards down on the opposite side of
the way.
These latter were the "reserves" des?
tined to try their skill should their col?
leagues miss. Neither of the two firing
parties were to show themselves until
the near approach of their proposed
victim was signaled from the street
below. The signal in question was to
be the waving of a pocket handker?
chief by James Carey, the same man
who was afterward killed by O'Don?
nell.
The plot was excellently planned
from the point of view of the partici?
pants therein. In fact, so far as human
foresight could provide against eventu?
alities the chief secretary seemed as
good as dead. Yet lt all came to naught
and for s> simple a reason that the
plotters themselves, meeting together
afterward at their secret rendezvous
in North King street, were fain to
laugh at their own discomfiture.
The morning wus cold and gusty.
Hr. Forster was somewhat late, and
Carey, chilled with waiUirg about, be?
gan to sneeze. Instinctively he drew
out his handkerchief, the handkerchief
that was to give the fatal signal, and
in an instant the blustering north wind
bad flicked lt from his benumbed fin?
gers and sent lt sailing down the street
as a twenty mile an hour gait
At that very instant the chief secre?
tary's carriage turned the corner and
came swiftly toward him. Carey ran
to the spot which had been previously
agreed upon and tried to make his fel?
low conspirators understand that their
victim was in sight by signaling with
his arm and pointing.
The result, however, though exactly
what might have been foreseen, hardly
came up to his expectations. The four
men at the windows were waiUng for a
man with a handkerchief. Instead, they
saw one without any such signaling
apparatus, evidently excited and point?
ing wildly up the street. Instantly they
conjured up visions of traitors in their
ranks and of detectives on their tracks
and, dropping their weapons, inconti?
nently and hastily fled.
On the evening of Oct. ll, 1878, a po?
liceman on duty near the Coliseum
Music hall, Liverpool, noticed an unu?
sual commotion at the entrance. Di?
sheveled boys and girls, their clothing
In many instances torn from their
backs and some of them covered with
blood, were pouring from the gallery
exits, while from within the building
came the sound of shrieking and loud
cries for help. Realizing something of
what was happening, the constable
seized au ax and smashed In two of the
"extra" doors.
His prompt action undoubtedly saved
seores If not hundreds of lives, for by
this time the auditorium had become a
veritable pandemonium, wherein sever?
al thousand people, mad with terror,
were fighting and struggling with one
another fo? precedence.
Thirty-seven of the number lost their
lives, and more than twice that number
were maimed for life. And the cause of
the panic was a flt of sneezing Into
which a number of girls In the front
row of the gallery were thrown owing
to some mischievous person tossing
some snuff into the air.
A number of those behind, hearing
and seeing a commotion In front, rose
to their feet. Others Joined them
Shouts and cries added to the confu
sion. An a Uno was raised that the
place was on tire, and a simultaneous
rush of hundreds of frightened people
for the narrow exit doors was followed
by the results chronicled.
Curneitle'* Ginnie*.
Andrew Carnegie was the guest of
honor at a recent dinner given at Phil
adelphia, and in the course of the even?
ing several kinds of wine were served.
It wns noticed by not a rew of tue
guests that Mr. Carnegie's glass re?
mained untouched the entire evening.
which seemed to worry not a few ot
the guests. At Inst, just as the dinner
was about to end, one of the most in?
quisitive guests, seated near Mr. Cai
negie, said:
"1 beg your pardon. Mr. Carnegie, but
I noUce you have not touched your
wine. I did not know you were a total
abstainer.'1
Whereupon Mr. Carnegie replied, with
a smile: "No? Well, you know glasses
are used both over and under the nose.
1 always use mine over."?New York
Times.
Occasional Relief.
Visitor to the Prison?I suppose this,
life of yours in here ls a continual
torture. *
Convict?Oh, nol Not so bad as that
We don't have visitors every, day, yon
JtDOW.?Boston Trauscr.pt, ?
"THE NEW STAR." ^
??me I iicxiioetea and StaHU?a
i liimui'? Detected.
A little over a year ngo tho most re?
markable "new or temporary star" of
modern times appeared in the constel?
lation Perseus, says Professor Wins?
low Upton of Brown university in tho
Providence Journal. The star was not
in any catalogue, and two days before
discovery it wns not bright enough to
?n on ii photographic plate of
Ihe region containing stars which have
but one one hundredth of the light giv?
en out by the faintest star visible to
the naked eye.
On Feb. 28, two days after discov?
ery, it reached its greatest brightness,
when it was as bright ns Capella, tho
third star in order of brightness lu the
whole beavens. It waned slowly nnd
with several marked fluctuations In ita
light nnd In two months wns on tho
limit of visibility with the miked eye.
It is still easily visible In telescopes of
small size.
During its decrease in brightness lt
changed color from white to dull red
and ls now somewhat greenish in tint.
The spectrum was nt tirst continuous,
such ns is given by the light from a
glowing solid or liquid body or from a
ts nuder pressure; then bright bands
were formed, which later assumed tho
torin ninl position of the bands In tho
spectra of nebula;. All these changes
were expected ns they followed closely
the history of similar stars In recent
years.
Hut within a few months most unex?
pected and startling changes have oc?
curred, which have made the star once
more the chief object of Interest In the
sky. The nebula which surrounds the
star or Into which the star has been
changed has been successfully pho?
tographed at several observatories
which nre equipped with telescopes of
great power, and it contains several
centers of condensation whose posi?
tions are shifting so rapidly that their
motion can be detected in photographs
taken but several days apart
Careful attempts to determine the
parallax of the star show thnt lt ls
Inappreciable; the star, therefore, is nt
a very great distance from the earth.
There seems to be no doubt that tho
actual motion In the nebula ls greater
than anything heretofore detected. The
Telocity must be ns great as that with
which light travels and the nature of
such a motion is as mysterious as that
of light itself. Already the theories
which attempt to account for the birth
and life history of the various bodies
In thc universe are being remodeled
to include these newly discovered facts,
and the new theories will probably suf?
fer later rejection when more facts aro
found which conflict with them.
The mysteries of the universe be?
come more unfathomable the deeper
we are permitted to explore them, and
as knowledge increases tbe extent of
that which still remains to be explained
increases also.
The Miter.
The miter seems to have sunk into
.isuse in postreformatlon times, except
as an ornament ensignlng the arms of
the different sees, though now it is be?
ing revived and worn by some of the
bishops of the Anglican church. Sir
Bernard Burke, whom every oue must
allow to be a high authority on herald?
ic matters, merely assigns the ducal
coronet to the see of Durham and omits
lt from the arms of Canterbury and
York, where it is usually placed, and
the coronet, from its having been thus
used. I suppose, entitles them to be
styled "your grace."
Samuel Beanery, the first bishop of
the American church, consecrated at
Aberdeen in ITS 1, wore the miter, thus
described by Arthur Cleveland Coxe in
his "Christian Ballads:"
The miter with its crown of thorn,
Its cross upon the front.
Not for a proud adorning worn,
But for the battle's brunt;
This helmet, with salvation's sign.
Of one whose shield was faith;
The crown of him for right divine
"Who battled unto death!
?Notes and Queries.
Schwnb'* Pnlace on Wheel*.
Iron nnd Steel snys: "There was com?
pleted at the works of the I'ullmau
company, Chicago, the finest private
coach ever constructed. It was built
to the order of Charles II. Schwab,
president of the United States Steel
corporation, and will be used by him
in that otHcial capacity. The builders
were not limited in cost and an esti?
mate ls that the expense will exceed
$100,000. The car is of unusually heavy
and strong construction, and the finish,
which is in gold plate, is exquisite. It
is equipped electrically, and its occu?
pants can at any time engage in a long
distance telephone communication by a
ready connection of wires. The car has
been named the Loretto, in honor of
the birthplace of Mr. Schwab."
Abandoned Chnrche*.
The Brooklyn Eagle says that within
a radius of ten blocks of The Eagle of?
fice there are twelve abandoned church?
es. In some instances the buildings
are still standing, but are given over to
other purposes. In one case what was
a "sacred edifice" is an auction store,
in another a bicycle rink, in another s
stable, in another a tenement house,
and so on. In half a dozen cases the
buildings nre standing Idle, dllapidnted,
forlorn, neglected, with signs of "For
Sale" upon them. The population lu
the same area ls greater than it has
been at any time in the history of tbs
city.
Snrmonntlns; a Difficulty.
Alice, who was five years old, was
often asked to run errands for her
mother. She went very willingly if
she could pronounce the name of the
article wanted, but she dreaded the
laughter which greeted her attempts
to pronounce certain words. "Vinegar"
was one of the hardest for her. She
never would go for it if she could help
it, but one morning her mother found
lt absolutely necessary to send her. On
entering the store she handed the Jug
to the clerk and said. "Smell the Jug
and give me a quart"?Chicago Chron?
icle.
English a* "She I* Spoke."
"William." usked a Washington
teacher, "why were you absent from
tchool this morning?"
"Oh, some un stole me coat on me."
"What's that? Stole your coat 'on
you?'"
"He can't talk." sal 1 William's broth?
er James. "Ile means some un stole
his coat off 'lin."?New York Times.
The Money Not Lo?t.
Mr. Lakeside (gloomily)?The book?
keeper has run off with all my money,
and we have to go to the poorhouse.
Mrs. Lakeside?No need of that my
dear. Well get a divorce, and you
marry the woman who got $50,000 out
of you lu that breach of promise suit
and I'll marry the bookkeeper.?New
i York Weekly.
THE MEADOW ORCHID
WHY THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE CALL IT
"THE CUCKOO'S TEARS."
A I.ennui of 11??? I.mid of (lie Cmm
Thnt Deals Wltli Mnurlo. Love nnd
IIn)iiiln<-?? nuil On,- ll.-i.iilt tit tho
lr. ml 1> in lil lin- Tonkin-.
One warm Sunday afternoon (he vil?
lage maidens sss* Ulbled lo bathe In tho
river. They took off their kerchiefs nnd
their coronet headdresses, seated them?
selves on the bank to cool off nnd be*
gan to gossip. One maiden alone sat
silent, I'rosya, nn orphan, poor, but
beautiful, with fair skin and eyes as
blue ns the gentian, which the Rus?
sians call "the Bight Of the falcon." S>
the'other girls began to tense her:
"Have you no dearly beloved friend,
l'roslnyaV Who ls he, where ls he? Is
be handsome, is be rich?"
"Where should n poor girl get a rich
nnd handsome younis lover? Yonder|
adder is my husband."
No sooner had she said this than all
the maidens cried, with one accord,
"The adder!" and took to their heels.
And upon her kerchief, which I'rosya
had thrown upon the grass, behold, a
huge black adder lay coiled. She cried
out in fear. Hut the adder beat its tail
upon the ground and was transformed
into a wonderfully handsome young
man. There he stood before her, with
a golden cap upon his Hewing curls, his
eyet Hashing lire, and honeyed words
fell from his lips. And he said to her:
"Did you mean it when you declared
1 that you were ready to marry the nd
I der?"
She knew not what reply to make.
1 but gazed at him and thought to her*
1 self, "Whence caine such a wise and
] handsome youth'.'" And he, divining
her thoughts, replied to them, "I am no
j common man, but the czar of the wa?
lters, and my empire is close at hand In
a deep pool on goldeu sands."
And he read In her eyes that she con?
sented to go with him. Then be grasp?
ed her with his powerful hand, and to?
gether they sank down Into the de, p
realm of the waters.
Great was Frosya'a happiness, she
could not believe In it. Ile was so
good, so wise; she had never seen such
people, und there ls none such nny
where ns the czar of the waters. Hut
I'rosya was foolish. Seven years did
she dwell with him In the deep pool In
his palace of crystal, and the seven
years passed as oue day, and there
need not have been any end to her
bliss. A girl aud a boy had been born
to them. Then, all at once, without any
cause, she became sad. longed for the
earth, to behold her native hamlet nnd
her friends once more. So he let her
go, with tlie children, for three days
after having exacted a promise that
neither she nor the children, either by
word or by hint, should reveal the
nume of her husband or where she
lived. And all this she promised, with
fearful oaths. Then her husband es?
corted her to the dam. At the end of
three days she was io come to the same
spot and cry "Cuckoo:" thrice, where
, upon he would swim at once to meet
j her.
She kept her oath, but her friends
coaxed and questioned the children.
' The boy to all queries replied simply,
"I don't know." Hut the girl told ev?
erything. This was all the envious gos?
sips wanted. They ran and told all to
their husbands and brothers, who im?
mediately ran to the dam and uttered
the magic words. And when the czar
appeared they beat him to death. But
before he died he contrived to say to
Frosya: "I have to thank thee, my dear
wife, that I am now come to my death
through thee and my daughter. Hence?
forth tly thou ever as a gray cuckoo
and repeat thou ever my call, 'Cuckoo!'
in sadness of heart from early spring
until St. Toter's day [#L Peter's day,
June 2d (July 12. 0. S.)], and from that
day forth may every bird, both great
and small, beat thee and pursue thee.
And mayest thou, my daughter, my be?
trayer, be turned Into a nettle bush,
and may that weed, the fiery, forever
burn thine eyes wheresoever thou may?
est be, that thou mayest weep forever,
remembering thy father's death. Hut
to my loyal son, who kept his father's
command, I make this bequest: Thal
he shall be the bird beloved which
dwells and sings In gardens and amid
shady groves for the joy of happy Deo
pie, for the consolation of those who
weep, the night! uga le."
And from that day forth the Russian
people have called the meadow orchid
"the cuckoo's tears." [lt ls also known
as "the cuckoo's slippers."]-Isabel K.
Hapgood in New York Cost
FLOWER AND TREE.
Palms never live more than 280 yean.
Ivy has been known to live 450, chest?
nut 800, oak 1,600 and yew 2,H.so years.
Nothing ls better for house plants
than to be set out In a gentle, warm
min, but a cold rain nnd wind nre any?
thing but hopeful to them.
In planting trees an Important point
not to be forgotten is pressing the soil
down upon tlie roots so that they will
come in close contact with lt.
A pot of flowers in bud should re?
ceive all the sunshine possible, but
when the buds open keep them In
shade, and they will last longer.
The largest apple tree in New Eng?
land ls In Cheshire, Conn. Its trunk
measures one foot above all root en?
largements, 13 feet 8 Inches In circum?
ference.
An orchard, whether young or old,
should not be allowed to grow where
heavy crops of grass are taken every
year. It ls weakening to the soil and
detrimental to the trees.
In Ashanti there grows a tree resem?
bling in appearance the English oak,
which furnishes excellent butter. This
vegetable butter keeps In perfect con?
dition all thc year round in spite of the
heat _
A Wa jr Ont.
A small girl told a falsehood. Her
mother, with great dignity, led the
youthful offender to the library and.
sitting down Inside ber, said: "You
know, Katharine, grandma has gone to
heaven and papa has gone to heaven,
but If you tell untruths you cannot go
to heaven with them. You will have
to go to the other pince."
The little malden looked very grave
for a moment and said, "Say a swear
Word, mamma, and come to the other
place too."?New York Tribune.
The "tetter Choice.
"Ze Miss Milyons. lt ls said, spen's
thousan's of dollars on ze bonnets
alone, my dear count" observed the
baron. "She ls ze one for you."
"No, my dear baron," was the re?
ply. "I viii make ze proposal to her
milliner."?Judge.
Ezclnalvene**.
j "Pauline ls very exclusive, isn't she?"
I "Oh, yes; quite. She never introduces
en eligible aan to any other girl."?
> London King.
OLD TIMES IN TENNESSEE.
When Pelf* Wert* n* Plentiful na
rennlf-rn In (hr Ht.tte.
Probably few people know thnt tlie
original name of tbe state of Tennes?
see was I'i::iiKliii or thnt In 17NS the
salaries ot ibe officers of this common*
j wealth were paid In pelts, but tbe fol
! lowing ls n correct copy of the law:
"Ile lt enacted by the general assem?
bly of the state of franklin, and lt ls
hereby enacted by authority of the
same, that from and after the 1st day
of January, ITss, the salaries of this
commonwealth be as follows?to wit:
"His excellency tbe governor, per an?
num, loo deerskins.
"His honor the chief Justice, 500,
deerskins.
"The secretary to his excellency tho
governor, & 0 raccoon skins.
"County clerk, ."."<' beaver skins.
"Clerk of the house of commons, 200
1 raccoon skins.
".I list ice's fee for serving a warrant,
! one minkskin."
At that time the state of Franklin .
extended to the east bank of the Mis?
sissippi river, nnd on the west bank
was that great unknown forest region i
I of Louisiana. It was then a "terra In- j
J cognita." save n few canoe landings
nnd Indian trading posts on the river
banks, lt was known as the district
of Louisiana and In 1806 was made
the territory of Louisiana.
The state of Franklin, which be?
came Tennessee In 1790, was almost
ns little known. The now great city I
of Memphis was a mere trading
and was not laid out as a village until j
1820.
Pelts were as plentiful In those days
as pennies and much better distributed
for purposes of currency and barter.
The pioneers were perhaps as happy
and as weil contented as is tic average
citizen now.?Arkansas Gazette.
COOKING HINTS.
Don't add lard, molasses or sugar to
bread If you wish to keel) well and be
wholesome.
Potatoes baked thoroughly, but not
allowed to turn dark, are the best to be
used for creamed potatoes.
If salad dressing curdles when being
mixed, add a little cold water, stir
quickly, and lt will become quite
smooth,
If tea be ground like coffee or crush?
ed immediately before bolling water ls
poured upon lt, it Will yield nearly dou?
ble the amount of its exhilarating qual?
ities.
If a sliced onion and carrot are cook?
ed with veal, it will be found that the
flavor of the rather tasteless meat is
much Improved. Yeal cutlets rely for
their flavor OH tbe tomato sauce that
ls usually served with them.
A delightful flavor ls sometimes giv?
en to steak by placing it overnight in
a bath of oil and vinegar. In the morn?
ing lt is Wiped before tile broiling, but
enough of the mixture has been ab?
sorbed to give lt a decided flavor.
If In making split pea soup a teacup?
ful of whipped cream ls put In the
tureen Just as the soup ls poured over,
the Improvement in flavor of the soup
will be noticeable. This puree has
sometimes a Hat, even watery taste
that is not at all agreeable, which the
Whipped cream entirely removes.
u ,:? <??,! ."no Boob.
The rear end nf a Fordham car was
congested the other afternoon. There
wasn't even ?standing room only." A
jue liar commuter said, 'T.oware of
pici.pod.i ts'"
Rvcryl tidy laughed.
A gentlemanly looking fellow said:
"No mau :iei 1 be afraid of pickpock?
ets if he d.is ns 1 did. I have a self
patented tfrheme. 1 have a buttonhole
in my vesl |X>ckct 1 run my chain
through it and attach thc other end in
tile usual way. They can't draw that
watch through thut buttonhole. No
pickpockets ia mine, and don't you for?
get it."
'I 'ac crowd thinned out.
At Wendover avenue the "patentee"
said stan.ul iv:
"My watch is gone!"
Somebody had dipped the chain,
drawn it through tlie other wny and
abstracted the watch.?New York
.News.
A Story of Two Necklace*.
When General Weyler was sent by
Spain as governor general to Manila,
lion Carlos Talanca, the wealthy Spau
lardlzed Chinaman, determined to send,
Mrs. Weyler a gift, the customary way
of obtaining tlie good will of the Span?
ish o.'liclals. He found at a Jeweler's
two necklaces, each costing $20,000 and
both being so beautiful thnt he could
not choose between them. So he Bent
them both to Mrs. Weyler with the
message that she should make her
choice. Il" received a warm letter of
thanks from her, stating that the neck?
laces were so beautiful that she could
not decide between them and hence
would keep both, which she did.
Thc-orlc* About Drowned lindie*.
It was a popular theory In days gone
by that the body of a drowned man
would float the ninth day. Slr Thomas
Browne nlludcs to lt as believed in his
time, and In his 'Tsoudo-doxln Epl
dem'cs" there is a discussion on this
fanciful notion. It wns nlso believed
that the .spirits of those drowned at sea
were doomed to wander for a hundred
years owing to tlie rites of burial hav?
ing never been properly bestowed upon
their bodies.-Notes and Queries.
The Way Cyclone* Tnrn.
The question is often nsked. Why do
cyclones, "whirlwinds" nnd tornadoes
nil persist in the polar whirl from right
to left? Astronomical speculators have
supposed that all the planets once ex?
isted as rings of thinly scattered matter
around the sun nnd that these rings
were annular segregations from a
vague, Irregularly scattered mass that
turned one way in spiral courses, thus
determining the direction in which the
rings revolved, and all the rest from
this took the same course.
"But," you say, "why did the nebula
revolve at all?*' It grew from chaos,
and chaos presumably po**P**cd an In?
herent motion from right to left. This
being the case, from that time to this
sun, moon. st..i's. planets, cyclones and
tornadoes have adhered to the original
habit.
Whooping Cough.
A woman who has had experience
with this disease, tells how to pre?
vent any dangerous concequences
from it. She says: Our three chil?
dren took whooping cough last sum
mer, our baby hov being only three
months old, and owing to our giving
them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
they lost none of their plumpness
and came out in much better health
than other children whose parents
d'd not use this remedy. Our oldest
little girl would call lustily for cough
syrup between whoops.-Jessie Pinkej
Hall, Springville, Ala. This remedy
is for sale by Wm.. P. Bell Si Co., Ac*?
comae C. H., Va,*
INSURANCE.
Virginia Fire & Marine,
Richmond Va.
Phenix,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
JEtna,
Hartford, Conn.,
Petersburg Savings & Insurance
Company,
Petersburg, Va.
Virginia State,
Richmond, Va.
Mutual Life,
New York.
?REPRESENTED BY
KELLY & NOTTINGHAM.
ONANCOCK, VA.
Correspondence Solicited.
Strict attention to business.
This Way
-For Bargains.
-1 have in stock
General line of Merchandise,
Quaker city cook 8toves,gome
makes No. 7, low as $10.00.
No. 1 Fertilizers on hand for
sweet and round potatoes and
corn.
Sweet potato seed wanted.
Lime, bricks, shingles, hair
and plastering laths.
Lumber for dwelling and
other building purposes.
Meal, bran, mill feed and No.
1 hay.
100 building lots at this place
from $50 to $2oi).
All persons are forewarned
from trespassing in Cropper
Swamp.
H.T. WHITE,
Bloomtown, Va.
Attention Buyers!
I have just received a select
line of
Spring Goods,
which I am offering at lowest
margin of profit and have for
sale a line of good
Shoes
at and below cost for cash, and
request all persons indebted to
me to close their accounts at
once either by Cash or Note.
J. L. BYRD,
-Mear8ville, Va.
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and Jewelry
Reyaired on Short Notice.
1 Have For Sale
Watches, Glocks, Jewelry,
Spectacles, Eye Glasses,
and Silverware
in many styles and ut lowest price*
Wm. Sartorius
Pocomoke City, Md.
HTWill be at Accomac C. H. eveiy
conrt day.
Cemetery Notice.
Persons In Accomac and adjoining
counties wishing to mark tbe grave
of a relative or friend with a
?MONUMENT
TABLET, TOMB or HEADSTONE
in Marble or Polished Granite, can
bow do so at a very small outlay as
we keep in stock a large collection of
finished work of modern designs of
the best workmanship and at the
very lowest prices.
115 N. Liberty St. near Lexing?
ton also 311 S. Charles St.
Established Seventy-Five Years.
BALTIMORE. MD.
Newly renovated and put in
first-class condition.
American plan $1 50 up per day.
Rooms,European plan,50 cts. up
Special rates for commercial
travelers and weekly boarders.
0. A. FOWLER,
Manager.
^aris %een distributor.
TESTIMONIALS.
Poulson, Va., Jan. 14, 1901.
Mr. Baker:?
Dear Sir:?Your postal received. In
reference to Paris Green Sower in reply
will siy it works like a charm. Would
not take twice what it cost if I could not
get another as it does its work so com?
plete and with little labor.
Yours etc.,
M. J. Poulson.
Assawoman, Va., Jan. 19, 14*01 -
Mr. Baker:?
Dear Sir?I can recommend your
Paris ('reen Distributor as a good thing.
It will do its work in perfect order and
kill the hugh alright. I call it a good
machine. Yours,
William II. Matthews.
Cokeatrarr, Md., Jan. 22d, 1901.
Kr. Baker?In regard to the Paris
('reen Distributor I used one hist season
and found it tobe alright. You can save
one-third of Paris Green and three
fourths of your time in putting it on.
You nm put it on two rows at 0006 just
well as one. It does the work much
better than tlie old way and does not
bum the tops.
W. II. Mason.
Modestown, Ya., Jan. 6th, 1901.
E. Baker, Eaq:?I purchased one of
your Paris Oreen Sowing Machines last
year and wish to express my apprecia?
tion of same. I am highly pleased with
it, and could I not get another one I
would not part with it for twenty dol?
lars. It does all you claim for it and a
little more. No farmer should he with?
out it.
Yours very truly,
Elijah J. Miles.
Mappsville, Ya, Jan. 9, 1901.
Friend Baker:?I bought one of your
Paris Oreen Distributors last spring"and
it gave perfect satisfaction. It is a great
convenience, and I would not be without
one. Yours truly, ! perfect satisfaction.
John L. Bayfield. John W. Taylor
Mappsville, Va., Jan. 12, 1901.
Mr. E. Baker:?
Dear Sir:?In reply to your inquiry
in regard to the machine I bought of you
last season, I wish to say lt is all you
claim for it. Would not be without it
for twice the cost of it. Wishing you
that success which you assuredly deserve
I remain, Very truly yours,
G. M. Fisher.
Mappsville, Va., April 9, 1902.
Mr. Ezekiel Baker:?
Dear Sir.?I bought one of your
Paris Green Distributors last spring and
it gave perfect satisfaction. It is a great
convenience and I would not be without
one for twice the cost of same. You can
use this if it will be any good to you.
Yours truly,
J. M. Bloxom.
Mappsville, Va., April 10, 1903.
Friend Baker:?
I bought one of your Paris Green
Dusters last spring and it gives perfect
satisfaction. It is a great convenience
and I would not be without one.
Yours truly,
Jud Savage.
Modestown, Va., April ll, 1902.
Dear Mr. Baker:?
You may say that i have used the
Paris Green Sprayer and think it tlie
best on market. It will do all it claims
to do therefore I can recommend it to
the public.
Very truly yours,
J. E. Shreves.
Mappsville, Va., April 11th, 1902.
To whom it may concern:?
I have been using the Aspinwall four
row sprayer. Last year I bought one
Duster from Mr. E. Baker for an experi?
ment. It gave me better satisfaction
than the sprayer. I have sold my spray?
er and have bought two more Dusters
from Mr. Baker this year. It gave me
E. BAKER, Agent, Pocomoke City, Md.
J. P. CAULFIELD & CO.,
222 N. Howard St.,
Baltimore, Md.
PIANOS and ORGANS.
BY THE BEST MAKERS.
We handle nothing but high grade goods.
Our price-' and terms will interest you.
Write for Catalogue, and mention this paper.
Eastern Shore of Virginia
Produce Exchange.
(INCORPORATED JANUARY 28, 1900.)
HEN. T. GUNTER, A. J. McMATH. W. A. BURTON,
President. Secy. and Treas. Oem Mgr.
General Office! ONLEY, Virginia.
firnwPi-Q Ao-pnrvl IRISH & SWEET POTATOES,
urowers agency i onions, berries,
for choice J peas, etc.
Operates at all the principal Shipping Stations and Wharves in
Accomac and Northampton Counties.
rnVIFn"". Improved grading and packin*? of (roods. Proper distribution oni the vari
KJkJOSUKjX. oug markets. The establishment of home markets and everything that
tends to higher prices for farm products andthe better condition of the farmers.
Do you intend to Build, or Repair?
If so. remember that we keep a well selected stock of Dcors, Sasa, Blinds, Mould?
ings, Mantels, Brackets. Laths, Shingles. Lime, Ha r, liricks and all kinds of
I'PIM'INO MATERIAL, We have also a fine line of Builders Hardware, Paint*
Oil. me. Call and inspect our stock, or lend us your orders.
rQz, Have Telephono in Omce.?^->
MARTIN & MASON BUILDING & SUPPLY CO.,
HARBORTON, VA.
(^Successor to POLK & BENS0N,^?>
Merchant Tailor, -*- Pocomoke City, Mil.
?WWill visit Accomac C. H., every court day with full-*-*
inline of Samples of Suitings in their Seasons. -#i
E. W. POLK,
-Formerly of?POLK & BENSON"
MERCHANTTAILOR
Pocomoke City, nd.
Will visit Accomac C. H., every court day.
Kellam Cancer Hospital,
12th and Bank Streets, RICHMOND, VA.
WE CURE
Cancers, Tumors and Chronic Sores,
Without the use of the Knife. All Examinations Free.
Come and tee what we have done, and are doing. If then yon are cot
satisfied that we do all we CLAIM, we will pay all of your EXPENSES.
-Reference of Home People.
The Mavorof Richmond. Capt. C. J. Fox. 2812 East Franklin street. Harwood Brothers, oil
dealers liol East Cary Street, Vf. J. Todd, feed dealer. 426 North Sixth Street. Dan llutler.
Kev Vf. li L. Smith, Pastor Second Baptist Church, The Religious Herald. The Richmond
Dispatch Owens & Minor, wholesale druggists, Powers k Taylor, wholesale druggists.
Drew ry Hughes k Company, wholesale dry (foods, Hill Directory Company, Dr. R. H. Pitt.
723 East Main Street, 0. W. Rich, general delivery, John Otis, Richmond. Va., broom manu?
facturer Herbert M. Hope, associate editor and business manager Richmond and Baltimore
Christian AdvocaUf
NEW YORK, PHILA. St NORFOLK
RAILROAD
Time Table In Effect Jan. 27, 1?03.
Quickest and only daily line between
Boston, New York, Phila., Nor?
folk and Old Point Comfort.
NORTHWARD
02 82 04
Phila N.T. Old
Stations Ace. Exp. Point
Exp.
Leave.A.M. P.M. A.M.
Portsmouth. 5 30 Ta
Norfolk. 6 20 7 43
Old Point Comfort 7 20 8 40
Cape Charles. 9 25 10 55
Cheriton. f 9 85 1103
Cobbs. f9 88 1105
Eastville. f 9 45 1112
Machipongo. f 9 62 1119
Bird's Nest. f 9 69 1124
Nassawadox. flO 05 ll 80
Exmore. flO 15 1138
Mappsburg. f 10 22 1145
Keller. f 10 29 1150
Melfa..... flO 85 1155
Only. flO 42 12 03
Tasley. 10 48 12 09
Parksley. ll 00 12 20
bloxom. fll 07 12 27
Hallwood. 1115 12 35
Bloomtown. 1119 12 38
Oak Hall. fll 24 12 42
New Church. fll 81 12 61
Pocomoke.625 1146 106
Costen.6 30 12 00
King's Creek.6 40 12 08 128
Princess Anne.7 00 12 15 1 29
Loretto.7 05
Eden.710
Fruitland.7 18
Salisbury.7 35 12 40 150
Delmar.7 53 100 209
Arrive.A.M. A.M. P.M.
Arrive. P.M. A.M. P.M
Baltimore (Union
Station). 12 30 6 22 710
Wilmington. ll 18 4 15 5 02
Phila. (Broad 8t.
Station). 12 06 5 10 5 46
Trenton. 2 28 6 24
Newark. 2 25 7 18
New York(P. R. R. 8 08 7 48 8 15
JOVTHWARD
85 97 89
Cris- Nor- Old
field folk Point
Exp. Ex >. Exp.
Leave. A.M. p.vf. A.M.
New York(P. R. R. 8 5*5 8 00
Newark. 8 32 8 25
Trenton. 9 50 9 28
Phila. (Broad St.
Station). 7 25 1126 1016
Wilmington. 8 13 12 11 10 58
Baltimore (Union
Station). 6 25 7 58 9 16
Leave. P.M. A.M. P.M.
Delmar. ll 37 8 10 1 40
Salisbury.ll 50 8 20 1 50
Fruitland.12 01
Eden.12 06
Loretto.fl2 ll
Princess Anne_ 12 20 3 39 2 07
King's Creek_12 25 3 42 2 10
Costen.12 50
Pocomoke.12 55 8 57 2 29
NewCburch. f4 08 2 39
Oak Hall. f4 13 2 45
Bloomtown. f416 2 48
Hallwood. 4 21 2 54
Bloxem. f4 27 3 01
Parksley. 4 83 8 07
Tasley. 4 41 817
Only. f4 47 8 21
Melfa. 4 58
Keller. 4 58 3 82
Mappsburg. 5 03 8 87
Exmore. 6 10 3 45
Nassawadox. 6 17 8 52
Bird's Nest. 5 22 3 58
Machipongo. f5 28 4 03
Eastville. 6 35 4 10
Cobbs. 5 42
Cheriton. f5 45 4 25
Cape Charles. 6 05 4 30
Old Point Comfort 7 50 8 35
Norfolk. 8 45 7 85
Portsmouth. 9 05 7 40
Arrive. PM. a.m. p.m
"f* stops for passengers on signal
to conductor {Daily, except Sunday
R. B. Cooke. J. G. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt.
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, Va.
ONANCOCK TELEPHONE
Directory.
SPENCER F. ROGERS-President.
ALBERT J. McMATH?Secretary.
JOHN W. ROGEFS?Treasurer.
OFFICES:
onancock (Central). iThos. W. Blackstone.
B. K. Miles. Dr. John H. Ayres.
T. <-. Kellam, L. Flojd Nock,
Fletcher k Doughty, T. ll. yuinby Heme,
rlrst National Bank, ' do Offlce,
K. o. P. Custis, Greenbush Manufac
Hopkins Bros., turing Co.,
Jas. C. Rowles, Uames H. Fletcher,
C. ii. Nottingham, jThos. B. Hopkins * Co.
M a rga re t A cadem y, : I) r. E. T. M asoo,
K. .1. Winder, 'Sa\ ag*ville,
Kelly Jc Nottingham, jMelfa,
Upshur y. Sturgis, iJ. J. Belote,
S. C. McGrath, Keller,
John M. Fosque, Onley, (J. W. Regen A
A mes. Shield k Co., Bros..)
E. B. Parker, Onley Station,
John T. Uundick, [Savkge k Amii,
Dr. E. H. Leatherbury. Bull, East k Cor*.
K. f. Warren, A. J. McMath,
O. L. Parker, Dr. John Vf. Kellam,
Dr. E. W. Robertson,
J. P. L. Hopkins,
Dr. C. L. Harmanson.
Cash ville.
Finner,
W. S. Nelson,
W. T. Windor.
AccomacjCentral),
John W. Edmonds,
Locuitvllle.
Benj. T. Gunter
Daugherty.
Capt. H. 8. Rich.
Produce Exchange,
A. Vf. Lilliston,
T. R. Mears,
Marsh Bros., southside*
do northside.
NEW
?Fountain Hotel?
Corner Pratt and Calvert Ste.
BALTIMORE. MD.
-EUROPEAN PLAN.
Rooms 50 cts. 75 ets. and $1 per day
This house is now open, is entirely
?ew and is equipped with all the
modern conveniences?elevator, elec?
tric lights, electric cal' bells, steam
heat baths, *c.
BERNARD REILY,
Proprietor.
J. I. Burford,
?PAINTER AND PAPERHANGER.?
Accomac CH., Va.
Graining, Decorating and Hard
woo dfinishing, Specialties.
Will take contract, furnishing all
materials, or work by day.
Terms reasonable.
Patisfaoiion guaranteed.
Siiadeland Norman.
Thoroughbred Stallion, regis?
tered No. 13772, will stand at
my home near Accomac C. H.,
at $5.00 for single sorvice to be
paid at time of service, $10.00
for season due the first day of
June, $15 00 to insure a mare in
foal, due as soon as this fact is
known.
W. R. ZOUNO.